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Professor explains why it's hard to rest even when your tired

By Sarah Long
Nov 10, 2021 8:45 AM - I am always tired but I have trouble going to bed. I have been this way most of my life. There is always one more little thing to squeeze in for work or for the house or for something before I surrender the day. Sometimes I wait until I am so tired that I am too tired to make the effort to actually go to bed. What a paradox!
A lot has changed at North Shore Suburban Library system in 20 years

By Sarah Long
Nov 9, 2021 3:00 PM - I have just celebrated my 20th anniversary as Executive Director of the North Suburban Library System. It was a very different world in October, 1989, when I came to Illinois. Here at NSLS, we did not have a photocopier, but rather used a mimeograph machine to duplicate the many pages of information distributed to members. I had a Dictaphone and recorded memos and letters for typing by my secretary. We were very advanced in that we had four Wang computers in a small room for automating recurring routines and for word processing. Even more impressively, my predecessor had worked with a consultant to create a rudimentary computer program that automated book loans between member libraries.
Public, school libraries suffer in poor economy

By Sarah Long
Nov 9, 2021 2:38 AM - In hard times, library usage goes up. Nationwide, more people applied for library cards last year than at anytime since 1990, when these statistics started being collected.
Check out passport to museum adventures

By Sarah Long
Nov 8, 2021 8:11 PM - Here's an opportunity guaranteed to save money, get you and the family out of the house, and give everybody the opportunity to have a good time and learn new things.
Fierce defender of First Amendment will be deeply missed

By Sarah Long
Nov 7, 2021 10:21 PM - Judith Krug died in April and it's still difficult for librarians who knew her to comprehend it.
Summer reading: Feeds your soul, sparks a laugh, or maybe tears

By Sarah Long
Nov 7, 2021 6:47 PM - Just the words "summer reading" take me to a relaxing other world where I am warm and comfortable with hours of unstructured time, mine for the taking. In today's world, such escape is becoming increasingly elusive.
Libraries lend free hand to those struggling in bad economy

By Sarah Long
Nov 7, 2021 10:05 AM - It's a familiar story: When times are tough, library usage goes up. The media has been full of variations on this theme for the past year.
Newberry award oldest and most distinguished for children's books

By Sarah Long
Nov 7, 2021 9:15 AM - Since 1921, the Newbery Medal has been awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished American children's book published in the previous year. T
Longtime library trustee has made an impact

By Sarah Long
Nov 7, 2021 8:14 AM - Showing your enthusiasm for the library can change your life. More than 30 years ago, Morton Grove resident Estelle Cooperman went to a library open house with her son.
North Suburban Library System hosts annual awards banquet

By Sarah Long
Nov 7, 2021 12:51 AM - Last week, the North Suburban Library System held its 17th annual awards banquet. The occasion was dubbed the "Night of the Library Stars" because we put our seven award-winners front and center.

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